On 25/04/2011 16:05, Olin Lathrop wrote:
> Oli Glaser wrote:
>>> I did a Masters course on this concept
>>> five years ago.
>> Was the course any good?
> What do you expect me to say?  Of course *I* thought it was great.  Actua=
lly
> the attendees did rate it well above average in most catagories, so you c=
an
> say the customers were happy.  Unfortunately that wasn't enough to convin=
ce
> Microchip to offer the course in subsequent years.

Yes, I know it was a bit of a silly question, but I decided to ask=20
anyway. Actually the fact you thought it was great is quite helpful.=20
Obviously this doesn't mean all their courses everywhere are great, but=20
it's encouraging.

> I am teaching a course this year, but on a different topic.  This one is
> "Advanced Assembler Techniques", and will show some of the tricks we have
> developed, including wrapper tools like PREPIC.
>> I was thinking of taking a couple of the
>> Microchip courses but unfortunately there don't seem to be any of the
>> regional training classes in the UK (although plenty in Europe so I
>> could combine it with a holiday somewhere :-) )
> The real Masters in Arizona is way more than a few training classes.  If
> you're into PICs, it's definitely worth going to.  I know it can be
> difficult from far away, but I'm not that close either.

Now that's something I'd really love to get to. Maybe next year..

> I take a extra week before or after the conference just to explore around
> Arizona.  I wouldn't want to live there, but it's great fun to visit for =
a
> couple of weeks.  The area is so different from here.  I rent a car and t=
ake
> a small tent.  There are huge areas of public land you're allowed to plun=
k a
> tent down with little restriction.  It's not hard to be places where the
> nearest person is a few miles away.

The kind of place I like to be, I'm off hiking in the lake district=20
after we have finished off a prototype (been waiting on the enclosure,=20
now 2 weeks overdue - probably to do with easter and the royal wedding=20
that's everyone is fussing about over here)
Much prefer it to be Arizona though, or somewhere else in the US - you=20
have some amazing places over there I would love to explore at some point.

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